The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-18
s:AlN'.ARCHIST MOST
JAILED YESTERDAY IN NEW YORK
For Making n Bpeoeh Calculated to Incito
Rlot-Ths Police Determined to Crush
the Rsds-parson's Old Paper, and
It's Opinion Of tho Executions. Ell

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Anarchist, was arrested at noon to-day at
the Office Of bis newspaper, by detectives
sergeants Crowley, and Mcclure, Of In
spector Byrne's stat. He was taken
quietly to police headquarters and through
the alderman's gate and locked up In one
Of the cells in the basement. His arrest
was made by direction Of Inspector Byrne
on warrant issued by Justice Cowiug to-
day for having made an incendiary speech
calculated to inclte q riot last Friday night
in hall on Seventh street. The warrant
was made returnable before Justice Cow
Ing In court. As early as last Wednes-
day, Superintendent Murray instructed hin
captains that they should take particular
pains in watching the movements Of the
Anarchists In this city, especially during
the excitement attending the hanging Of
the AnRrohista in Chicago on Friday and
their funeral on Sunday. On Thursday
night was the parade OF the Reds" and
then all the reserves were on duty. Late
that night Superintendent Murray Issued
special orders to captains to follow
all the movements Of tho An.
archists and to report to him
any meeting they were likely, to hold.
On Saturday night wake was to be held
by the Anarchists In Florence Hall, in
Second avenue, but Captain Mccullough
succeeded in getting his officers there be.
fore the Socialints arrived and made the
place decidedly uncomfortable for the
malcontents. While this was going on
Johann Moat, with his companion, Lsna
Fiachor, was attending an Anarchist meet
ing in Seventh street. After the audience
got we'll warmed up Most himself made G
speech which was particularly blood curd.
ling In character. Unfortunately for Most
Patrolmen Rott and Sechs, OF the Four
teenth precinct, were there In civilians'
drees taking uotss. These memoranda
were brought to Superintendent Murray
and laid before him, and on mon.
day o eear6h was begun for the
Anarchist. Ho. Was not TO be found.
There ia every reason to bslieye
that he had left the jurisdiction OF the
State and was in hiding pomewhere. He
knew that II he made public the quanda,y
Of the police Most would naturally learn
Of II and he would stay out Of the city in
definitely. 81 he kept his mouth sealed
and allowed the excitement ot the search
for Most to die out. The bait YVES we'll
used. Moat thought the trouble was gone
by, and yesterday ne came back to the
city and went to work with bis paper. M.
Byrnes was informed of this and early
this morning he went before the District
Attorney and presented the evidence he
had obtained against Most for his incendi-
arism and asked that the grand jury find
an indictment against him. The Inspector
and seven witnesses gave the testimony
and an Indictment was found. In tho
meanwhile Most had been arrested. lg
Most insisted that he didn't uee the
Language attributed to him by the police.
As this is the second time he has been ar
rested for making violent spesches he will
probably get the full extent Of the law,
which is ono yesr imprisonment and a
fine. 3i-is4 ~ n; ~ ia#3;E' (,
I55s4s 4 MosT's INDIGNATION. 555sS
| The other day when reporter called
Most's attention to his impending arrest
on account OF the incendiary speech he
made last week, ho listened for a moment
and slowly unbulying himself from the
depths OF pile Of manuscript relating to
dynamite and Its uses, "The besuties
and benefits Of Anarchisna," Revolution
and evolution" and an exhaustive treatise
on Simplifying the manufacture OF
bombs" the great Anarch brushed back
his Jet black greasy locks, and in almost
} unintelligible language said: 4
:j.t".Vell, vat can I helup vot de bolice
hounds wants to do nit me. I am airait
not for vat dey can NIT me do. It Is lie
dot detucktiveB wrote down dot speech
vat made on Saturday nacht."' ~ 81 :. t-,G. a.
swell, Mr.. Most" at length queried his
visitor, "you intend to remain in town
and face, the charges which are being for.
INFLATED against you in the District Attor.
ney's Office ~ Il }.j T.
The question only served to add fuel to
the already overheated fire Of passion that
was raging in the Anarchist, and, Jump.
ling to his feet and viciously kicking over
the chair in which he had reseated him.
J self, yelled that there were no charges
against him that he deaed the police to
arrest him. 55 7;,sai, II;
The New York Times Of Tuesday, in
commenting on Most's case. published
the following, whieh viii be Of interest at
this time: -, ~ s, a z $50.
There need be no misapprshension
about the law. Title XIII Of the Penal
. Code, treating Of crimes against the public
peace, defines riot as follows: II 5;:l::;.gl5'
"Whenever three or more persons. hav.
ing assembled for any purpose, disturb
the public peace by using force or vlo'
lence to any person or property, Q,
threaten or attempt to commit auch dis
turbance, or to do an unlawful act by the
: use OF force or violence, accompanied by
the power OF immediate execution !: o.
such threats or attempt, they are guilty o.
riot." ~ 4. t.;:l s;
In respec! to punishmont of riot the
: law is explicit. 1t says that q person
guilty Of riot, or Of participating in riot
either by being personally present or by
Q instigatine, promoting, or aiding the same
is punishable ID follows: 81 "a 3. Z Il;
& "If the purpose of the assembly or o
4 the acts done or threatened or intended
, by the persons engaged is to resist the en-
! iorcement Of a statute of this State, OF 0
Q the United states, or to obstruct any pub
l lie officer Of this State or OF the Unite(
I States, in the performance of any duty
;. the punishment Of I the person or person
. participating In such a denomination, o
!. Of the person or persons who may hay
/ instigated 1t, shall be by imprisonment TO
Il moi more than Ave years, or by, q fine Q
a not more than ST 900, or by both such fin
4 and imprisonment. In any, other case,
!. the offender directs, 2 advises, encourage
# or solicits other persons present or pal
) tieipating in tho riot or assembly. to act
I OF force or violence, he may suffer lmprii
. ane lot not more than $500, or both. { L
Q any case under this law not already spec
y aed, the offsnderis liable to Imprisonment
t for not more than QUE year, or q fine q
+. not more than $3.50, or both.
r. i This was the section that Sapplied4t
n Most when he lwas rusticated to- fBlach
l., uuollIa Ialaud fnr n YEAR. His nffanse the